R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, John Aloysius Riley has demonstrated exemplary
1-2 allegiance to the State of Texas in the employ of the General Land
1-3 Office and more recently of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
1-4 Commission; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Born on April 26, 1957, Mr. Riley has overcome the
1-6 unfortunate circumstances that placed him in Newburgh, New York,
1-7 during his adolescent years; and
1-8 WHEREAS, This monumental mistake can only be attributed to
1-9 some sort of cosmic hiccup, and the members of this chamber are
1-10 happy to report that this wrong has now been righted, with
1-11 Mr. Riley living right where he belongs: Deep in the Heart of
1-12 Texas; and
1-13 WHEREAS, A former assistant district attorney in Brooklyn,
1-14 this native "New Yawker" attended Cornell University before finally
1-15 venturing outside of the Big Apple to Boston, where he attended
1-16 Boston University School of Law; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Since moving to Austin, Mr. Riley has worked hard to
1-18 shed his Yankee skin, although his "New York cool" and penchant for
1-19 reliving his glory days as a hotshot assistant D.A. in the homicide
1-20 division have been known to blow his cover in a New York minute;
1-21 and
1-22 WHEREAS, To his credit, he now recognizes that Austin is the
1-23 greatest place on the planet and that Texas is "Numero Uno," and he
1-24 has devoted a great deal of his time and energy to ensure that
2-1 these facts remain unchanged; and
2-2 WHEREAS, Through his hard work and dedication to the State of
2-3 Texas and its citizens, Mr. Riley has secured his place in the Lone
2-4 Star State, and his desire to become a true Texan shows that after
2-5 40 years of living, he is finally demonstrating the good judgment
2-6 and maturity that his friends and coworkers have long suspected
2-7 were lurking under the surface; now, therefore, be it
2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-9 Legislature hereby declare John Aloysius Riley to be an Honorary
2-10 Texan with all the privileges and perquisites accorded those
2-11 individuals actually born on our state's hallowed soil; and, be it
2-12 further
2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14 prepared for Mr. Riley as formal proof of his new status.
Chisum
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 997 was adopted by the House on May
20, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House